A Night At The Zoo: Graduation Gala 5/23/13

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Democracy Prep proudly presents A Night At The Zoo: Graduation Gala! This event will be held at the Central Park Zoo on Thursday, May 23rd from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. 

Former Chancellor of NYC Public Schools and current CEO of Amplify Joel Klein will be the guest of honor. There will also be a special performance by Pink Martini and the Central Park Zoo Sea Lions.

We hope you will be able to attend! Please let us know about your decision by May 1st.

Empower Youth to Sustain the Planet

At the UN Economic and Social Council Youth Forum, Hashem Bajwa, CEO of DE-DE, announced the launch of a thunderclap in support of young people across the globe. Show that you too want to give youth the opportunity to get a solid foundation in the sciences to be able to solve global challenges. Help create some “thunder”!

Source: http://united-nations.tumblr.com

Khary Lazarre-White from the "Gathering of Leaders" interview series

Khary Lazarre-White from the "Gathering of Leaders" interview series

For Colored Boys, REDEMPTION

“For Colored Boys” is soul-stirring dramatic web series written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Stacey Muhammad. Seven seasons of ”For Colored Boys” tell stories about seven Black men who are faced with redemption, truth, love, fear, hope, endings, and new beginnings. The web series is inspired by the critically-acclaimed 1975 choreopoem ‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf’ by Ntozake Shange.

Learn more at http://www.forcoloredboysseries.com

Brotherhood SisterSol Voices 9 - May 29, 2013

The Brotherhood/Sister Sol (BHSS) is pleased to announce our 9th annual VOICES celebration, to be held at Espace on Wednesday May 29th, 2013 in New York City. We are excited to announce our honorees Esperanza Spalding, Grammy Award winning singer and bassist, and Susan L. Taylor, Editor in Chief Emeritus of Essence Magazine, and Founder of the National CARES Mentoring Movement, and special guest Tony Award nominated actor Norm Lewis (lead in Porgy and Bess, Scandal). Our host for the evening will be MSNBC News Anchor Tamron Hall. Our Fundraising Chair is Charles N. Schorin. Our event Co-Chairs are Paul Butler, General Manager at Aspire, and Rahsan-Rahsan Lindsay, Senior Vice President, Advertising, Sales and Marketing at TV One. Our lead sponsors are Omnicom Group, Heinz Endowments, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Valentino Carlotti, the Ores Schorin Family and the Agora Group. This year’s event will include an awards reception, a silent auction, and words & performances by our award winning collective of poets.

VOICES provides a fantastic opportunity for over 400 dynamic professional supporters to celebrate our commitment to helping youth develop into critical thinkers and community leaders. It will be a fantastic night and we look forward to having you in attendance. Purchase your tickets or make a donation TODAY!

For additional information visit http://www.brotherhood-sistersol.org/events/voices-9